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Oberlin in Photos: Day Tripping
May 7, 2020
Yvonne Gay
![Photo credit: Matthew Lester Students look at a astrological symbols in an astronomy class.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/width_760/public/content/news/images-2020/astronomy.matthewlester.jpg?itok=DZlOF6uc)
This trip to the galaxies is made possible by an Astronomy class taught by Dave Lengyel.
Photo credit: Matthew Lester, 2019
Although current conditions have fraught travel plans for many, this week’s photo series gives viewers a free pass to take a much-needed vacation. If you ever wanted to stand behind home plate, take a stroll through the Cleveland Museum of Art, or get the best seat in the house at Carnegie Hall, then this day trip is for you.
![A student looks at a painting in a museum while sitting on a bench.](/sites/default/files/content/news/images-2020/cma.yvonnegay.jpg)
![A pitcher throws a baseball toward the camera.](/sites/default/files/content/news/images-2020/baseball.bypetermorgan.jpg)
![A person sitting on a large rock looks out at Lake Erie.](/sites/default/files/content/news/images-2020/lakeerie.michaelhartman.jpg)
![Students sit on pews inside a large church.](/sites/default/files/content/news/images-2020/atlanta1.michaelhartman.jpg)
![A girl stands under ornate arches.](/sites/default/files/content/news/images-2020/india.courtesy.jpg)
![The Oberlin Orchestra takes a bow on stage at Carnegie Hall.](/sites/default/files/content/news/images-2020/carnegie.fadi_kheir_.jpg)
![A girl paddles a canoe through a narrow lake.](/sites/default/files/content/news/images-2020/outingclub.sarahgoodstein.jpg)
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